linux-kernel - [PATCH 01/46] KVM: VMX: Make flexpriority module parameter reflect hardware capability

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Date:	Wed, 20 May 2009 14:17:58 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 01/46] KVM: VMX: Make flexpriority module parameter reflect hardware capability

If the hardware does not support flexpriority, zero the module parameter.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c |    7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index b9e06b0..37ae13d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ static inline int cpu_has_secondary_exec_ctrls(void)
 
 static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_virtualize_apic_accesses(void)
 {
-	return flexpriority_enabled
-		&& (vmcs_config.cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl &
-		    SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES);
+	return flexpriority_enabled;
 }
 
 static inline int cpu_has_vmx_invept_individual_addr(void)
@@ -1203,6 +1201,9 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf)
 	if (!cpu_has_vmx_ept())
 		enable_ept = 0;
 
+	if (!(vmcs_config.cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl & SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES))
+		flexpriority_enabled = 0;
+
 	min = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	min |= VM_EXIT_HOST_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE;
-- 
1.6.0.6

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